The topsail schooner Flamer, 144 tons, was built by Francis Grellier, Jun. at Patriotic Place, Jersey, in 1836. Constructed mostly from red Pine and rated A1 by Lloyd's, she was owned and commanded by Captain Philip Binet of St. Helier who traded her from Jersey to the Mediterranean ports. Binet was born in 1811, the son of Philip Binet Sen., and his successive commands are recorded as Rowena (1834-37), Flamer (I and II; 1837-41) and Quiz (1841-46). In his book "Jersey Sailing Ships" (1982), John Jean states that the Flamer of 1836 was replaced by another vessel of the same name built in 1840. Although this cannot be confirmed by Lloyd's Register, it may suggest that the first Flamer was wrecked or lost in 1839, especially since this pair of paintings shows her in unfamiliar waters that year and from which she may not have returned.